British munitions factory Stock Photos and Images
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British munitions factory Stock Photos and Images
RM2F4K4GW–An old photograph taken during WWI showing predominately women & boy workers assembling shell fuses in a British munitions factory.
RM2C9P287–WWI - The king (George V) visits a British munitions factory in January 1917. whilst women workers watch him examining a cart full of shells.
RMAJA0Y4–Filling shrapnel shells in a British munitions factory, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Unknown
RM2HNARYM–Original WW1 popular greetings card, here a Spanish version - of female British munitions worker with older male colleague, translation is 'youth and old age in a munitions (or shell filling) factory'. The factory was a British munitions factory based at Chilwell, Beeston, Nottingham, England, U.K. It was National Shell Filling Factory, no. 6 and manufactured high explosive shells. During the Great War it filled 19 million shells. Photographed by Horace Nicholls (Home Front Official Photographer) circa 21 August 1917.
RM2M3JWHB–Scene in Woolwich Arsenal, London showing an armstrong gun being made. This gun was introduced into the British Army in 1859 and was one of the first practical breech loading field guns of the modern era. The gun could fire shrapnel, case shot or an explosive 11.56lb. shell and was considered highly accurate. Situated near the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich first changed from a storage depot to a munitions factory at the end of the 17th century. The Armstrong Rifle factory was opened around 1858.
RMTWWCNT–Vintage 1915 World War 1 Factory Shell Munitions Female women war work Production Information Propaganda image of the extensive Chilwell munitions filling factory, Britain WW1 More than 19 million infantry and naval shells were filled with explosives here by 10,000 workers between 1915-1918, during World War 1. The factory filled 50% of all British shells during the Great First World War.
RM2M3PBGW–A scene in a British munitions factory, owned by Vickers Ltd. Shown here is the process of 'nosing' a shell. Metal cylinders are heated in a furnace by the man shown in the foreground. He passes them to the next man along, who puts the glowing end beneath a press which gives the cylinder the conical head on which the percussion or fuse cap is ultimately fixed. Behind the workers may be seen walls of shells. Date: June 1915
RMRPRTW0–Women at work during the First World War, July 1917. Munitions Production, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, England, July 1917. 'Crane girls' at work at the National Filling Factory, Chilwell. Munitionettes were British women employed in munitions factories during the time of the First World War.
RM2K014N9–Munitions workers WWI - Munition workers at a Royal Navy signal lamp factory manufacturing lamps for the Grand Fleet.
RM2GNK08G–Original WW1 era postcard of pretty female factory war worker, wearing a tunic and mob cap, possibly munitions worker, circa 1916, unknown location, U.K.
RMHGF9C5–Winston Churchill as Minister of Munitions visits munitions factories in Glasgow Ocober 1918
RMG579WA–The Duke of Connaught (c) and Lord Petre (l) pay a visit to a munitions factory and watch women workers,'munitionettes', at work with a stencil marking British artillery shells destined for the Front.
RM2FJND30–Engraving of a munitions worker pushing out a large load of artillery shells during World War One. From Punch magazine.
RMFE0RHN–Woman working in a first world war munitions factory drilling through the base of a artillery shell
RMD95YEE–World War I - 1914-1918. British office workers, too old for military service, working as volunteers in a munitions factory in their spare time.
RM2JGF2PD–First World War munitions workers in a British factory. Photograph of two women and a man at work, rows of shells are lined up on shelves in the background
RMMX2YHE–World War 1 Shells Ammunitions Factory UK The Chilwell munitions filling factory, Britain, WW1 More than 19 million shells were filled with explosives here by 10,000 workers between 1915-1918, during World War 1. The factory filled over half of all British shells during WW1 the Great War.
RM2T1FYBD–Industry during the First World War Female workers hold shells they are stacking in a British munitions factory during the First World War.
RMRPRTW1–Scene in a war time munition factory. Munitionettes were British women employed in munitions factories during the time of the First World War. National Shell Filling Factory No.6, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, 1917.
RM2BFEWBK–AMMUNITION WORKS SHELLS BRITISH FACTORY WW1 c1916 Female munitions workers preparing & setting shells in an ammunition armaments factory, 1916 World War One, women females volunteered for essential work in order to release men for service in the armed forces. Between 1914-1918, around two million women volunteers replaced men in employment. 1916-1917. First World War World War One, 1916
RMM86YE6–Original WW1 era (the Great War) postcard of 2 attractive happy women 'munitionettes' possibly factory or munitions workers in boilersuits / Womanalls/ one-piece workwear standing together, posing for a group photograph for a studio portrait with a painted canvas of tents behind them, volunteering to help the war effort, taking on traditional men's jobs, circa 1914-1918, U.K.
RMTRJYAB–WW2 - British Female munition worker slotting breech ring forms for 5 inch guns, supervised by military soldier
RM2K3J76J–National Filling Factory in Chilwell in 1917. During World War One, large numbers of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had gone to fight in the war. The high demand for weapons resulted in the munitions factories becoming the largest single employer of women during 1918. By 1917 munitions factories, which primarily employed women workers, produced 80% of the weapons and shells used by the British Army.
RM2BP0MX9–WWI - MUNITIONS FACILITIES IN THE UK. Shell production at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. On 1 July 1918, 134 people were killed in an explosion at the National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 . Over 250 people were injured in the explosion. This tragedy remains the largest number of deaths caused by a single explosion in Britain
RMHH4KXJ–How India is doing here bit at home: a munitions factory in the Great Dependency. Cartridge making: a corner of the final inspection department.
RMDD7194–English women and men working in storage shed for large shells of a munitions factory. Artillery was the deadliest weapon of
RMHT25JT–Waring & Gllow munitions factory, White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, August 1916. Artist: Adolph Augustus Boucher.
RMD991J2–British, World War I Poster, 1917, designed by Robert Baden-Powell, encouraging everyone to contribute to the war effort. 'Are you in this?' Factory worker, female munitions worker, Nurse, Boy Scout supporting the Army and Navy.
RM2K1FKTH–Studio portrait of a First World War munitions worker (a stencillor). She has been photographed in her working clothes of white trousers, long shirt or overalls, and mob cap covering her hair. She has a triangular 'On War Service' badge on her shirt and is wearing earrings. In her left hand she is holding a thick paint brush and a paper stencil which would have been used in the factory to mark up boxes of munitions
RM2K0231R–WWI - Wartime munitions and supplies - Khaki uniform cloth being prepared for the war effort in a British factory --- Première Guerre mondiale - Munitions et fournitures en temps de guerre - Tissu d’uniforme kaki en cours de préparation pour l’effort de guerre dans une usine britannique --- Erster Weltkrieg - Kriegsmunition und Vorräte - Khaki-Uniformtuch wird für die Kriegsanstrengungen in einer britischen Fabrik vorbereitet ---
RM2T1FT15–Industry during the First World War Female workers hold shells they are stacking in a British munitions factory during the First World War.
RM2E9YAPW–WVWI - Land Girls and women taking over the jobs of their menfolk in Britain. A 1919 photo of British female munition workers putting a coat of paint on aerial bombs, one of the many tasks they learned whilst their menfolk were at war
RMHHW2H8–Recruitment poster for the British army in the First World War, 1915. Features soldier shaking the hand of a factory worker with slogan 'We're both needed to serve the guns! Fill up the ranks! Pile up the munitions!'
RM2HY05MR–Original WW1 era postcard of female factory worker, munitions worker, wearing trousers and a cap, studio of American Galleries, 259 Argyle St. Glasgow, circa 1916-1918.
RFPBP76W–Vintage 1918 Manchester Photograph of Female Factory Workers, Possibly Making Munitions For World War One.
RMPB31FD–Official photograph taken on the British Western Front showing men working at a munitions factory
RM2BP0MCY–WWI - MUNITIONS FACILITIES IN THE UK. PC 389K Edward George Brown Greenoff was on duty outside the Silvertown munitions factory in West ham, (now part of London) when a devastating fire broke out. Over 50 tons of TNT exploded resulting in a heavy death toll (including Greenoff). The policeman remained at his post to warn others of the dangers, as the explosion was imminent. The picture shows the remains of the factory and a plaque to his memory.
RM2NAP2W8–Arial view of derelict munitions factory building at the former ROF Rotherwas, Hereford UK - taken in February 2023
RMHGF9C9–Winston Churchill at Beardmore's Gun Works, Glasgow as Minister of Munitions (1917-1918). 8th October 1918,
RM2G71H13–An old engraving of the Great Steam Hammer at the Woolwich Gun Factory, London, England, UK c. 1875. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The 35-ton hammer, built by Nasmyth and Co, was used to forge guns for the British Navy. A steam hammer, also called a drop hammer, is an industrial power hammer driven by steam that is used for tasks such as shaping forgings and driving piles.
RM2PA4T9M–'Munitions. We are working hard on munitions for our boys in khaki and blue. Whate'er betide we'll keep you supplied, and may every shot go true': First World War postcard of three women munitions workers in working clothes (with mob caps). One woman is carrying two shells. All three are wearing triangular 'On War Service' badges
RM2K02384–WWI - A scene in a British War Dept stores preparing packages, clothing and provisions for despatch. ------ Erster Weltkrieg - Kriegsmunition und -vorräte - Eine Szene in einem britischen Kriegsministerium, das Pakete, Kleidung und Proviant für den Versand per Motor und Pferde vorbereitet - Première Guerre mondiale - Munitions et fournitures en temps de guerre - Une scène dans un magasin britannique du ministère de la Guerre préparant des colis, des vêtements et des provisions pour l’expédition par transport motorisé et tiré par des chevaux -
RM2T5CTM6–Wartime women workers sat at workbenches, assembling fuses for munitions in a workroom of a Walthamstow factory. The photograph, taken around the First World War period, was published by Welsh's Studio, Edmonton, North London
RMHT25RH–Aircraft manufacturing, Waring and Gillow factory, Hammersmith, London, November, 1916. Artist: H Bedford Lemere.
RME7C2W8–Woman manual worker producing shell casings at Kynoch munitions factory at Witton, Birmingham c. 1916 - during World War I
RMERGH3B–Munitions Workers during World War 1, April 1916. Women learning to use machinery at Shoreditch Technical Institute, London.
RM2HY05RT–Original WW1 era postcard of female factory worker, munitions worker, wearing trousers and a cap, studio of American Galleries, 259 Argyle St. Glasgow, circa 1916-1918.
RM2M3JX4F–Women working at a munitions factory during the First World War. During the war women workers were employed extensively throughout British industry and agriculture. 1916
RM2X4HC3P–A Second World War period British comic book entitled, “Laughs On The Home Front”; published in 1943. The cover features a humorous comical design by the cartoonist ‘Giles’.
RMPB31G1–Official photograph taken on the British Western Front showing men working at a munitions factory
RM2NAP351–Arial view of derelict munitions factory building at the former ROF Rotherwas, Hereford UK - taken in February 2023
RM2RGDKCE–King George VI being given a tour of inspection of a Royal Ordnance factory and seeing at first-hand the immense effort being put in to produce arms, in this case anti-aircraft and anti-tank guns. Picture shows the King watching some of the women workers in the factory sorting ammunition.
RM2M3PEG0–The salvage of possessions and bedding following a massive explosion at a Munitions Factory in Silvertown, East London on 19th January 1917. The Factory was producing bullets and artillery shells for the British WW1 effort and resulted in the destruction of many houses as shown here. Date: 1917
RM2W409RC–Official photograph taken on the British Western Front showing men working at a munitions factory
RM2M3PCDJ–Alas! My poor brother Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather on the front cover of The Bystander showing a stereotypical German munitions worker pouring glycerine into a shell case and opining, Alas! My poor brother. The cartoon was a comment on unsubstantiated claims in the British press, specifically the Daily Mail, about the existence of the Kadaververwertungsanstalten (literally Corpse-Utilization Factories), also sometimes called the German Corpse-Rendering Works or Tallow Factory A story was spread that because fats were so scarce in Germany due to the British naval blockade, German
RMHT25R8–Conical canvas tent, Waring & Gllow factory, White City, London, August 1916. Artist: Adolph Augustus Boucher.
RM2F84623–WW2 - Women at work in Britain in 1941 - A press photo of the time showing a female mechanic operating a machine gun part manufacturing machine.
RM2M3PA68–A cartoon originally published in Reynold's Newspaper and reproduced in the Pictorial Politics column of The Tatler. A soldier in the trenches is being fed ammunition for his maxim gun directly from a munition factory via a tube. The caption reads, 'The Maxim of the Moment - Feed the firing line.' A comment on the urgent need for increased munition production following the munitions scandal of May 1915, where it was revealed that British military failures on the Western Front were due to a lack of shells. 1915
RM2MAJ670–Original WW1 era portrait of 2 young emancipated women proudly wearing boiler suits, showing comradeship of women working in the munitions industry. The girls are thought to be munitions workers as they are wearing boiler suits - it was a dangerous job where skirts might catch in machinery or knock over dangerous chemicals. The town of Wakefield sent girls to work at the National Filling Factory No. 1, at nearby Barnbow. Women working at this large munitions factory were known as 'Barnbow lasses'. The portrait was taken at Barnes' Black & White Studios, Kirkgate, Wakefield, circa 1916. U.K.
RM2ARWBDX–Casting shot and shells in the Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick works, manufacturing concern on Tyneside founded in 1847 by engineer William George Armstrong (1810- 1900), an English engineer and industrialist. It manufactured hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges and, later, artillery.
RM2FJWT60–Engraving of a munitions worker pushing out a large load of artillery shells during World War One.
RM2BP0ND2–WWI - MUNITIONS FACILITIES IN THE UK. A 1917 postcard showing munition workers could also be glamorous.
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